Improvement in show-cases



UNITED STATES PATENT GEEICEo ADAM LANGE AND CARL LANGE, OF ST. LOUIS,MISSOURI.

IMPROVEMENT IN SHOW-CASES.

Specication forming part of Letters Patent No. 158,504, dated January 5,1875; application iled August 12, 1874.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, ADAM LANGE and CARLLANGE, both of St. Louis, county of St. Louis and State oflVIissouri,have invented an Improved Show-Case, of which the followingis a specication:

This invention consists in the peculiar coinbination of show-eases, aswill now be more fully described.

Of the drawing, Figure l is a perspective view of our show-case. Fig. 2is a transverse sectional elevation at line x x.

A is the lower show-case; B, the top showcase. C is the frame-bottom.Surrounding the bottom C we secure the panel-bottom frame c for thefront, c1 c2 for the sides, and c3 for the rear. Said frames c 01 c2 c3have the groove feature for the securing of the glass panes. The unitedside frames are indicated by el d1, and also are grooved for thereception of the glass.

As shown in the drawing, the show-case is illustrated so that its bottomcase, A, at front, is partly rounded, while the top case, B, issquare-shaped; hence the side frames d d1 compose both shaped features,and answer for both sides of both cases. The glass panes d2 d3 arecorrespondingly shaped, and, properly secured, complete the full sidesfor both cases.

I) is the front glass pane. This is similarly shaped to the curve ot'the side frames d d1,

and secured thereto, as well as to the center grooved panel-strip E,which unites said side frames. e e1 are the remaining grooved panelsthat unite the side frames, and complete the top frame for case B. e2 isthe glass for front of the top oase, and e3 glass to cover the top oftop case. The open rear of the two eases A B we provide with hinged orsliding glass doors` E.

Itis apparent that the articles, goods, and the like in the lower case,A, have the beueiit of full display; likewise the goods and the.

like in the top ease, B, and thus the display of contents in either ofsaid cases is in no wise obstruetedand especially is there a greater andmore adequate space for the display obtained. I

Any` number of glass shelves, f, can be provided.

What we claim is- The bottom and top cases A B, having panels E, c, 01,02, and c3, side panels d d1, panes Z2 d3 D e2 e3, and transparent doorsF, forming the complete show-ease, as herein shown and described. Y

In testimony of said invention we have hereunto set our hands.

ADAM LANGE. CARL LANGE. Witnesses:

WILLIAM W. HEETHEL, CEAS. F. MEIsNER.

